Security News > 2018 > October

Google+ wakes up to what the rest of us already knew
2018-10-10 11:17

Google's closing down the platform nobody uses and might face a class-action lawsuit over a G+ spawned breach it took 7 months to report.

291 records breached per second in first half of 2018
2018-10-10 11:11

Over 4.5 billion data records were breached in the first half of this year, according to Gemalto's Breach Level Index released this week.

Cyber tormentor leaves a trail that lands him 17.5 years
2018-10-10 11:04

Ryan S. Lin pleaded guilty to cyberstalking, distribution of child abuse imagery, hoax bomb threats, computer fraud and abuse, and ID theft.

Many Siemens Products Affected by Foreshadow Vulnerabilities
2018-10-10 10:36

Siemens informed customers this week that many of its products are affected by the recently disclosed processor vulnerabilities known as Foreshadow and L1 Terminal Fault (L1TF). read more

Airport mislays world’s most expensive USB stick
2018-10-10 09:54

In October 2017, a member of the public found a USB stick containing a trove of data on security systems and procedures at one of the world’s busiest airports.

October 2018 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes 49 flaws, one APT-wielded zero-day
2018-10-10 09:24

With the October 2018 Patch Tuesday release Microsoft has fixed 49 vulnerabilities, 12 of which are rated “critical.” Previously known flaws and an actively exploited zero-day The only zero-day in...

Google and Microsoft boffins playing nicely together to stop replay attacks in their tracks
2018-10-10 09:03

Internet Engineering Task Force doc examines how to better protect authentication tokens Google and Microsoft engineers have pooled their efforts to propose a protection against what are known as...

Just Answering A Video Call Could Compromise Your WhatsApp Account
2018-10-10 07:33

What if just receiving a video call on WhatsApp could hack your smartphone? This sounds filmy, but Google Project Zero security researcher Natalie Silvanovich found a critical vulnerability in...

Windows Zero-Day Exploited in Attacks Aimed at Middle East
2018-10-10 06:50

One of the vulnerabilities patched by Microsoft with its latest Patch Tuesday updates is a Windows zero-day exploited by an advanced persistent threat (APT) group in attacks aimed at entities in...

9 million Xiongmai cameras, DVRs wide open to attack
2018-10-10 06:15

SEC Consult researchers have issued a warning about a handful of critical vulnerabilities they discovered in video surveillance equipment by Chinese manufacturer Hangzhou Xiongmai Technology....